it's been a long time since i last wrote here, mainly because i've been busy with everything that's been going on around me...well, let me remininsce a little, shall we?
ok... since september, i've gone through... the awfully dreary promotional examinations, which were a killer but then again, they did not turn out as bad as i had expected them to.
oh well, life's full of pleasant surprises, isn't it?
anyway, after the unpleasant promotional examinations, my worst nightmare arrived - the performance. see, i was involved in this dance performance which was due in mid-october, and the dancers had already been practising really hard (and believe me when i say HARD) three months before.
anyway, the much dreaded performance came, went, and closed with resounding applause. i don't think i would ever want to attempt such projects ever again. sure it would be lovely to take up a challenge but at this point of time in my life i think it would be best to focus on the more pertinent issues at hand, say for example, my academic achievements (which can be hardly considered achievements)
so, life after the performance was of course, much easier but then again, how easy could life be? (who ever said life was easy anyway?) there was still the overseas service learning project and preparing for it was hell but then going there was much much worse.
now, i shan't recount any of the bad memories that happened in that nice country for fear of defaming anyone or haunting any of my group members with that nasty experience.
not to say it wasn't interesting at all, though. my group mates provided jokes and lots of laughs, which made the whole experience a lot more tolerable. =)
after the trip, there was a shooting chalet! (my first holiday get-away!)
a lot of things didn't go according to plan. well, actually everything didn't go according to plan. well, actually, to be really specific about this, there wasn't even a plan. (so how could anything go according to it?)
you see, our beloved captain had a wonderful itinerary planned out (kudos to him for that). but then his wonderful plan was based on one tiny little assumption - fair weather.
so then there wasn't a wet weather plan. and since there wasn't a wet weather plan, nothing could go according to plan, because it started to rain the whole day.
first, we couldn't chill out at the beach AS PLANNED. then, we couldn't barbecue our food AS PLANNED.
so in the end we sat around talking, playing this cute but very noisy game with chinese tiles, and watching random shows on tv like, 'i propose' and 'heroes'.
there were a bunch of crazy souls who were restless that night and did not catch a single wink till the break of dawn. even better, i was getting out of bed when a friend of mine was getting in! at eight in the morning! goodness.
after the shooting chalet, there wasn't much going on.... just the usual routine schedule of.. dance classes and self-training sessions every week...
oh! went to watch swan lake on the 20th november with yh. it was lovely! so ethereal.... so beautiful.... =)
anyway, during the period before christmas i was also frantically shopping for presents for my family and friends.
i did quite a bit of shopping for myself too (hey i couldn't resist) and i even have new things for chinese new year! (it's a bit too early to be preparing for that but oh well, at least i don't have to worry about not finding clothes next year!)
christmas came and went, and it was rather uneventful this year... we just stuffed our presents under our dad's potted plant.
two days after christmas is mel's birthday and a gang of four (not the historical one) of us went out hunting for her birthday present. trust me, it isn't easy buying accessories for someone who's allergic to (as i'm told) metal? or silver at least. it's not easy buying a cake for someone who is allergic to nuts as well. (i wonder if she's allergic to coconuts or donuts... hmmmm)
anyway, we celebrated her birthday today with a k-box session (which left us feeling very high!) among the songs chosen, i think the best were, "calcutta", "barbie girl", "lady marmalade", "umbrella" and....... "boom boom" oh oh and "under the sea!!!"
we had a wonderful time... or at least i did.
nothing beats hanging out with your good ol' friends and loved ones! =)
- amethyst
hold me TIGHT; and NEVER let go*
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do well for 'A's!
[still thinking]
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is just to love and be loved in return-
